It was caused by the previous owner left a huge meat bone (undiscovered) in the bottom shelf (the tenant are all Vegetarian), and the tenant turned on the oven to cook.

At the same token I agree I dont want to be friends with her and exchanging cooking recipes... ect @Tim Crosby I see your point as well.

Check this thread out for a number of recent experiences with the long wait time to get tenants out:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/81/topics/122507-eviction-time-in-cook-countyI wouldn't count on any particular time line for getting a tenant out - it can take far, far longer than you would ever expect.Also wanted to comment on what subsidy Section 8 tenants get - I don't believe it's a set percentage, it completely varies based on their situation.

Greetings BP members,Has anyone purchased a property from a smoker? 

â€)-How many in the group are smokers?

Ahh...those "evil" corporations cooked it up to give people fewer job choices.

In Cook County, you cannot simply "stop offering" section 8.

Randy was doing good until she was cooking ramen or something in the kitchen and asked if we wanted anything to eat.  

The previous owners were smokers, so I had already fix a lot of things and changed this out.

Cook County, IL serves as a good example of how slow the process can be:- In 2012, the average time from when a lender filed a foreclosure lawsuit to the date the property was offered for sale at a foreclosure/sheriff’s auction equaled 682 days in Cook County.- If no third party bidder purchases the property at the foreclosure auction, the lender is then required to schedule another court date and have the sale approved by a Judge before receiving a Sheriff’s Deed to the property.